I think everybody should have to take at least one kinda young seemingly healthy person. let's say under 50 with no terminal illness. that would be more challenging. Say like Lady Gaga or Jimmy Falllon for examples.

Could be some standard for the obituary, the death must be noted on cnn, fox, nytimes or something.. Should also allow alternates in case somebody on a list croaks who isn't famous. Alternates have to hit a 2-teamer to pay out, so there's a penalty for picking somebody who winds up not being famous enough.

I still don't have a problem with Jon making the final decision on whether or not someone is famous. We don't need to hammer it down in the thread. If you have a question about one of your picks, just ask him when you submit. Maybe he'll answer. Or maybe not and then you'll only find out later that the pick doesn't qualify. Basically, stay well within the bounds of what constitutes a famous person and you'll be fine.

I still don't have a problem with Jon making the final decision on whether or not someone is famous. We don't need to hammer it down in the thread. If you have a question about one of your picks, just ask him when you submit. Maybe he'll answer. Or maybe not and then you'll only find out later that the pick doesn't qualify. Basically, stay well within the bounds of what constitutes a famous person and you'll be fine.

I've received 5 entries and we have 100% compliance with what I would consider an acceptable level of fame. Now, if you're trying to sneak an already dead person by me...